Star Time #260: Frenzy
For all the noise the Show Host makes about '80s Atonement (which is coming up again the week of June 27), it's the 1950's that could really use more attention on Star Time. So this show is sort of an unbranded '50s Atonement. It's more work because the songs are shorter and we use a lot of them (39 to be exact). But it's real good. Enjoy it now, as both '50s and '80s Atonement will soon be irrelevant for reasons that will be clear... soon. Mwah-hah-hah. (That's an evil laugh. Screamin' Jay Hawkins does it better.)
| Artist | Song | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set 1 | |||
| Bobby Marchan | Chickee Wah-Wah | 1957 | Ace |
| Stomp Gordon | Oooh Yes! | 1952 | Decca |
| Otis Williams & His Charms | Talking To Myself | 1957 | Deluxe |
| Earl Bostic & his Orchestra | Steamwhistle Jump | 1952 | King |
| The Maharajahs | Why Don't You Answer | 1958 | Flip |
| Shirley & Lee | When I Saw You | 1957 | Aladdin |
| Etta & Harvey | If I Can't Have You | 1959 | Chess |
| Brook Benton | Thank You Pretty Baby | 1959 | Mercury |
| The Chantels | Every Night (I Pray) | 1958 | End |
| Set 2 | |||
| King Perry | Vaccinate Me, Baby | 1953 | RPM |
| Fats Domino | When I See You | 1957 | Imperial |
| Chuck Willis with the Reggie Obrecht Orchestra | Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes | 1958 | Atlantic |
| LaVern Baker | Humpty Dumpty Heart | 1957 | Atlantic |
| Doles Dickens Quintet | Gonna Rock This Morning | 1955 | Decca |
| Preston Epps | Bongo Rock | 1959 | ERA |
| The Du Droppers | Somebody Work On My Baby's Mind | 1953 | RCA Victor |
| Screamin' Jay Hawkins | Frenzy | 1958 | Fontana |
| Billy Watkins | You're Unforgettable (After You've Been Kissed) | 1959 | Challenge |
| The Stereophonics | No More Heartaches | 1958 | APT |
| Set 3 | |||
| Little Richard | She Knows How to Rock | 1958 | Specialty |
| Bobby Dean | Go Mr. Dillon | 1958 | Chess |
| John Leslie | Fortune Teller | 1955 | ABC-Paramount |
| Harold Burrage | Betty Jean | 1958 | Cobra |
| Nappy Brown | Open Up That Door (And Walk Right In My Heart) | 1956 | London |
| The Four Jokers | The Run Around | 1958 | Sue |
| Titus Turner | We Told You Not to Marry | 1959 | Glover |
| The Debutantes | Just Leave It To Me | 1956 | Savoy |
| T.V. Slim | Flatfoot Sam | 1957 | Clif |
| The Blossoms | Baby Daddy-O | 1958 | Capitol |
| Ray Charles | Yes Indeed! | 1958 | Atlantic |
| Set 4/Outro | |||
| The Flamingos | Ko Ko Mo | 1955 | Parrot |
| Milton Trenier | Gonna Catch Me a Rat | 1959 | Dot |
| Billy Ward & the Dominoes | Half a Love (Is Better Than None) | 1956 | Brunswick |
| The Four Blazes | My Hat's on the Side of My Head | 1952 | United |
| Gloria Lynne | Just Like That | 1957 | Central |
| The Swallows | Good Time Girls | 1954 | After Hours |
| The Five Satins | To the Aisle | 1957 | Ember |
| Sam Cooke | You Send Me | 1957 | Keen |
| The Platters | The Great Pretender | 1955 | Mercury |
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